title: Construct validity of the functionally simulated technology task: an exploratory study.
abstract: This study explored the construct validity of the Functional Simulated Technology Task (FSTT), online bill-pay version. The FSTT was administered to matched groups: persons with cognitive impairment and persons with no known cognitive impairment, established through the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Results indicated significance for construct validity by discriminating between the two groups. Results also indicated a good to excellent positive relationship between scores on the MoCA and the FSTT score areas of Outcome, Quality, Process, and Independence. The findings support the use of the FSTT to measure executive function using a simulated online bill-pay task.
authors.affiliation: Division of Occupational Therapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cardell
authors.forename: Larissa J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Swain
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burnett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D056344:Executive Function; D006801:Humans; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis